Identity. Who are we? Qui somme nous? Our nation has probably asked this question since its beginning.

Jan 16, 2018

Identity. Who are we? Qui somme nous? Our nation has probably asked this question since its beginning.
And I remember being asked early on in this project if Marguerite dit Bellehumeur Riel was American. I replied, ‘This border is moot. It is her kinship ties, her ties to territory, the actions, the vie libre de ta famille, la culture d’un vie, that is most important.’ I saw this last summer in the homelands of Montana, the Dakotas, Manitoba, Sask.
A friend of mine from Malaysia sent me the link to Leroux’s twitter account, and a string of tweets on identity and questionable membership. I shall read it with great interest.